GitHub's official language detection library used to detect blob languages, ignore binary or vendored files, suppress generated files in diffs, and generate language breakdown graphs.
- v9.7.0
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- Aug 26, 2026
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- Oct 4, 2026
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Project Overview
Linguist is GitHub's official language detection library, used to detect programming languages in repositories, ignore binary or vendored files, suppress generated files in diffs, and generate language breakdown graphs. It can be used as a Ruby gem or via the command line.
Key Features
- Detect programming languages in repositories
- Ignore binary and vendored files
- Suppress generated files in diffs
- Generate language breakdown graphs
- Available as a Ruby gem or CLI tool
Target Audience
- Developers who need to analyze language composition in codebases
- GitHub users and open-source maintainers
- Developers interested in language detection technology
Quick Start
- Install:
gem install github-linguist - CLI usage:
github-linguist /path/to/repo - Outputs language breakdown by percentage and file size
Core Advantages
- GitHub's official language detection library
- Supports a wide range of languages and file types
- Available as both CLI and Ruby API
System Requirements
- OS: Cross-platform (requires Ruby environment)
- Additional Dependencies: cmake, pkg-config, ICU, zlib, libcurl, OpenSSL
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